— Former Pennsylvania governor and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge joined with other past and present agency chiefs Wednesday to urge Congress to act on a funding bill before the department runs out of money at midnight Friday. Ridge, a Republican who also served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, said holding up Homeland Security funding — and potentially forcing 200,000 of the agency's employees to work without pay — is the wrong way for congressional Republicans to show their dissatisfaction with the president's immigration policies. He compared Homeland Security employees to soldiers fighting overseas, saying that legislators would not...

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— Former Pennsylvania governor and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge joined with other past and present agency chiefs Wednesday to urge Congress to act on a funding bill before the department runs out of money at midnight Friday.
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U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent said Sunday that voter identification laws should be allowed under a renewed effort to update the federal Voting Rights Act.
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As he walked the hallways of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, 92-year-old Bert Winzer didn't make it far without someone thanking him for his military service.
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— Federal pipeline inspectors would see a 20 percent boost in the money available for overseeing those aging networks under the budget proposal released Monday by the White House.That $4 trillion funding plan would provide another $30 million for pipeline...

I read with dismay that my congressman, Rep. Charlie Dent, voted against a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks. He has proven once again he does not represent my interests, and I am sure many other constituents feel the same way. I will no longer vote...

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs doctors need more flexibility to work with their private sector counterparts, U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Lehigh Valley, said Thursday on a visit to an Allentown outpatient clinic.
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With tens of thousands of abortion opponents descending on the National Mall for the annual March for Life rally, Republicans in the U.S. House had been planning to take up a bill Thursday that many of those attendees would like to see approved.
The...

House Republican leaders had been planning to bring up a controversial abortion bill today, timed to coincide with the annual March for Life rally that draws tens of thousands of people to the National Mall.
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What did local lawmakers think of the president's State of the Union speech?
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey:
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WASHINGTON — Hours before President Barack Obama wrapped up his prime-time State of the Union address, Sen. Pat Toomey's staff went over the logistics of their boss' response.
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In the "Politics as Usual" column in The Morning Call, U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent states, "I'm not a potted plant. I don't take my orders from the White House."Maybe he should look into a mirror and say, "No, I vote for the Republican...

Penn State's athletic department will complete payments of the NCAA's former $60 million fine that will be used to fund child-abuse prevention causes in Pennsylvania.
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In Hershey, GOP works to 'manage expectations'
Lehigh Valley Congressman Charlie Dent played host Wednesday evening and Thursday to his GOP colleagues in the House and Senate, who trekked to Hershey for their beginning-of-session retreat.
There, they...

Restoring Penn State's vacated football victories was a good start that needs to continue with restoration of Joe Paterno's legacy, former players said Friday.
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HARRISBURG — The NCAA agreed to restore former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno's wins to settle a lawsuit challenging the NCAA's authority to punish the university over Jerry Sandusky's crimes.
The decision, announced Friday, was met with joy by...